The group consists of thirteen members: S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino.
Throughout their career, they have reached a large audience and grown into an internationally recognized K-pop group with signature music and performances.
[6][7] The name originally referred to how 17 members (with the other 4 former pre-debut trainees—Jang Do-yoon, Samuel Kim, Shin Dong-jin, and Yao Mingming)—planned to debut.
[32][33] Promotions were immediately followed by Seventeen's first concert tour titled "Shining Diamonds", which included venues in South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, and China.
The second season was titled One Fine Day in Japan and created in collaboration between South Korean broadcaster MBC and Japanese network Music On!
[42] The lead single "Don't Wanna Cry" became one of the group's most popular tracks, with its music video becoming Seventeen's first to reach 200 million views on YouTube.
[77] On May 13, Seventeen released the first installment of Hit The Road, a documentary series on their YouTube channel that follows the group behind the scenes during their Ode to You tour.
[91] On May 18, Seventeen announced their "Power of Love" project, as well as the release of their eighth EP Your Choice through a concept trailer video.
[93] For the first part of the "Power of Love" project, Seventeen released a digital single performed by two members of their hip-hop unit, Wonwoo and Mingyu, titled "Bittersweet (feat.
[99] On April 15, 2022, Seventeen released an English-language digital single titled "Darl+ing" ahead of their fourth studio album, Face the Sun.
[102] On May 7 and 8, Seventeen held their Japanese Fanmeeting 'Hanabi' at Saitama Super Arena, their first offline performance in the country in two and a half years since their Ode to You tour in 2019.
The tour started with performances at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul from June 25 to 26, before continuing on to a North American leg consisting of 12 shows in arenas across the US and Canada from August 10 to September 6.
[110] Two final shows were held for the Be the Sun tour in Asia—December 17 at Philippine Arena and December 28 at Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium—making Seventeen the first K-pop acts to hold their own concerts in the venues.
[125][126] On January 29, Seventeen announced an encore leg for their Follow tour, with performances at stadia in Incheon, South Korea; Yokohama and Osaka, Japan.
[138][139] On October 14, Seventeen released their thirteenth EP Spill the Feels alongside the lead single "Love, Money, Fame" featuring DJ Khaled.
[160] Outside of their digital singles and soundtrack appearances, members of Seventeen began releasing mixtapes in 2021 as part of the group's project, The Thirteen Tapes.
In an interview with Billboard, Wonwoo positively commented on the process: "It adds a great extent of diversity within the track, and it's fun because we all sound very different and each have a very different [verse].
It's always been like that," Wanting listeners to relate to their music, the group has stated their intention to show that they face the same issues and experiences that their fans encounter.
[175] Their songs cover a variety of themes, including perseverance through life's struggles, finding comfort in others' company,[176] celebrating one's accomplishments, and reaching new heights.
[199] On September 6, 2021, it was announced that Seventeen would be partnering with Cigna to help individuals accomplish their goals via the personal wellness coach Tune H platform.
The group became the first K-pop artist to participate in the company's remix session program to commemorate the opening of a new Apple store in Myeong-dong, South Korea and the release of Seventeen's digital single "Darl+ing" on April 15.
[206][207] Ahead of their fourth anniversary, Seventeen donated to a campaign by ChildFund Korea that provides housing support to children in need under the name of their fan club, Carat.
[209] In 2020, Seventeen collaborated with jewelry designer Francesca Amfitheatrof and her brand Thief and Heist on a limited-edition eco-friendly bracelet called "The Tag".
[210] On their sixth anniversary, Pledis Entertainment revealed that the group made a donation to the international humanitarian non-governmental organization Good Neighbors in order to assist children who have been victims of abuse.
Their donation helped fund the victims' recovery and psychological treatment, in addition to supporting the improvement of their emotional stability and the restoration of their daily lives at home.
On August 2, the Korean National Commission for UNESCO announced that it signed a business agreement with Pledis Entertainment to strengthen cooperation in education, including hosting the "Going Together" global campaign to encourage youth participation and interest.
[215] The font, made available for download after a minimum donation of $1.50 to UNESCO, "reflects 6-year old Bongbong's newly-learned letters [and] symbolizes the importance of literacy and the joy of learning.
[217] In April 2024, Seventeen collaborated with the Korean National Commission for UNESCO to establish two community learning centers in East Timor, in an effort to provide education to marginalized students.
[219] Accepting the position, the group announced that they would pledge USD 1 million to the joint Global Youth Grant Scheme with UNESCO for the next chapter of the "Going Together" campaign.
[231][232][233] On December 9, 2022, Seventeen, alongside Hybe Chairman Bang Si-hyuk, received the Building K-cultural Bridges: Culture Ambassador Award at the Los Angeles LA3C festival at Hammer Museum.